This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival
material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are
physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available
through the World Wide Web. See the
Duplication Policy section for more information.

This collection consists of ephemera-materials created for a specific event or purpose
and intended to be discarded after use-related to events, departments, and organizations
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Examples of ephemera include flyers,
brochures, and event posters.

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ephemera
Collection #40446, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Donated by C. Hawkins, October 2015 (RT 20151023.2); Howard Waynick, October 2016
(RT 20161028.1); Charles C. Harris in December 2016 (RT 20161219.1); Reverand Lane
Sapp on behalf of Ethel Armstrong, the daughter of UNC alumnus James Lynn Kapp, in
December 2016 (RT 20161215.1); Rebecca Lawson in January 2017 (RT 20170128.2); Cindy
Hahamovitch in January 2017 (RT 20170128.3); Deborah Potter in August 2017 (RT 20170809.1);
in October 2017 (RT 20171031.1); Hetali Lodaya in March 2013 (RT 20130306.1); Nikita
Shamdasani in April 2014 (RT 20140407.2); Andrew Powell in June 2014 (RT 20140616.1);
David Marsh in March 2015 (RT 20150302.1); Frank Carter in July 2018 (RT 20180727.2);
and collected from UNC Libraries staff in December 2016 (20161231.1), January 2018
(RT 20180105.1), and January 2019 (RT 20190107.1).

Sensitive Materials Statement

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or
confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy
laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. §
132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of
State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.).
Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to
identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent
of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under
common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's
private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable
person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no
responsibility.

The following terms from
Library of Congress Subject
Headings
suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the
entire collection; the terms do
not usually represent
discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or
items.

Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's
online catalog.

Series 1: Campus Life Ephemera. This series consists of ephemera related to campus
organizations, events, classes, and other aspects of university life and organized
by year. Much of the ephemera is collected from bulletin boards in the R.B. House
Undergraduate Library and residence hall bulletin boards.

Series 2: Howard Waynick Music Ephemera. This series consists of programs from concerts
and other musical events at the University of North Carolina between 1936 and 1940.
They were collected by Howard Waynick, UNC class of 1938, a musician in Greensboro,
N.C.

Series 3: C. Hawkins Ephemera. This series consists of materials collected by C.
Hawkins, UNC-Chapel Hill class of 2000, between 1997 and 2004. The series includes
ephemera related to UNC-Chapel Hill athletics, the General Alumni Association, the
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black History and Culture, theater at UNC-Chapel Hill,
the Black Student Movement, campus elections, C-TOPS and TSOP orientations, the Masala
Fashion Show, Fall Fest, and other campus events.

Series 4: James Lynn Kapp Ephemera. An invitation sent to members of the class of
1893 for a reunion of the classes of 1917, 1913, 1908, 1903, 1898, and 1893. The letter,
addressed to Mr. James Lynn Kapp, is accompanied by its original envelope and an enclosed
list of members of the class of 1893. There are also pictures of campus landmarks
that may have been included with the invitation as well as two later photographs of
Wilson Library and Manning Hall.

Series 5: Class Strike Ephemera. This series consists of materials related to a 1970
class strike and student petition challenging the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill's disruption policy. The class strike was called to protest the United
States's invasion of Cambodia. Following the strike, students submitted a petition,
signed by 600 to 800 students, to UNC-Chapel Hill President William C. Friday declaring
that they had violated the University's disruption policy. This was intended to overwhelm
the University's system for investigating and responding to violations of the policy.
In response, Dean of Students C.O. Cathey sent letters to all students who signed
the petition, asking them to confirm that they had signed and to further explain their
signature of the petition within ten days.

Series 6: Elsie Earle Lawson Modern Dance Ephemera. Ephemera collected by Elsie Earle
Lawson, a UNC dance instructor, dance associate of the Carolina Playmakers, and advisor
to the Carolina Modern Dance Club. Materials include programs for performances and
conferences, photos of dancers, and news releases and clippings about the dance program.

Series 7: UNC Labor Support Group Ephemera. Materials related to the UNC Labor Support
Group and labor activism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Series 8: Helen Louise McDevitt Ephemera. This series consists of materials documenting
McDevitt's time on campus and in Chapel Hill, including a letters regarding her admission
to UNC and her graduate teaching fellowship, her Athletic Association membership card,
a newspaper clipping, and photos. Included is a letter of recommendation from Cordelia
Camp, director of the Training School at Western Carolina.

Series 9: Student's Letter Home, 1988. This series consists of a single letter on
UNC letterhead dated April 5, 1988 and addressed to "M + D" (presumably "Mom and Dad")
from "Janice."

Series 10: Student Body President Campaign Materials, 2012-2015. This series consists
primarily of flyers, photos, posters, and other promotional materials related to student
campaigns for Student Body President of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Also included are some planning materials, candidate platforms, and correspondence
related to campaigns.

Series 11: Frank Carter Jubilee Footage, 1970. This series consists of footage taken
at the Jubilee music festival on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus
in May 1970. Student Frank Carter (class of 1972) took the footage as part of an assignment
for a class in the Department of Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures (RTVMP).

This series consists of ephemera related to campus organizations, events, classes,
and other aspects of university life and organized by year. Much of the ephemera is
collected from bulletin boards in the R.B. House Undergraduate Library and residence
hall bulletin boards.

Aquisitions Information: Collected from the Undergraduate Library and around campus
by UNC Libraries staff (RT 20161231.1).

Flyers, posters, and other ephemera related to campus events, organizations, classes,
solicitation and recruitment of students, and other aspects of campus life. Most of
the ephemera was collected from the bulletin boards in the House Undergraduate Library
and Manning West residence hall.

Also included are two posters reflecting the 2016 United States presidential election
- a hand-made poster in support Hillary Clinton, with graffiti in marker, and a poster
advertising a lecture on the first black student at Black Mountain College, which
has been marked with "Trump" in marker.

Flyers, posters, and other ephemera related to campus events, organizations, classes,
solicitation and recruitment of students, and other aspects of campus life. Most of
the ephemera was collected from the bulletin boards in the House Undergraduate Library
and Manning West residence hall, while additional materials were collected around
campus by Wilson Library staff.

Of particular note in this subseries are materials related to protests against UNC's
Confederate Monument, nicknamed "Silent Sam."

Flyers, posters, and other ephemera related to campus events, organizations, classes,
solicitation and recruitment of students, and other aspects of campus life. Most of
the ephemera was collected from the bulletin boards in the House Undergraduate Library
while additional materials were collected around campus by Wilson Library staff.

Of particular note in this subseries are materials related to protests against UNC's
Confederate Monument, nicknamed "Silent Sam."

Includes a protest sign reading "Carol Folt who do you serve?" which was found by
the Campus Y on 8 May 2018. It may be connected to either the Carol Folt Revolt demonstration
about funding for the arts at UNC or the Confederate monument protests.

This series consists of programs from concerts and other musical events at the University
of North Carolina between 1936 and 1940. They were collected by Howard Waynick, UNC
class of 1938, a musician in Greensboro, N.C.

This series consists of materials collected by C. Hawkins, UNC-Chapel Hill class of
2000, between 1997 and 2004. The series includes ephemera related to UNC-Chapel Hill
athletics, the General Alumni Association, the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black
History and Culture, theater at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Black Student Movement, campus
elections, C-TOPS and TSOP orientations, the Masala Fashion Show, Fall Fest, and other
campus events.

An invitation sent to members of the class of 1893 for a reunion of the classes of
1917, 1913, 1908, 1903, 1898, and 1893. The letter, addressed to Mr. James Lynn Kapp,
is accompanied by its original envelope and an enclosed list of members of the class
of 1893. There are also pictures of campus landmarks that may have been included with
the invitation as well as two later photographs of Wilson Library and Manning Hall.

Acquisitions information: Donated to University Archives by Rev. Lane Sapp on behalf
of Ethel Armstrong, the daughter of UNC alumnus James Lynn Kapp (RT 20161215.1)

This series consists of materials related to a 1970 class strike and student petition
challenging the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's disruption policy. The
class strike was called to protest the United States's invasion of Cambodia. Following
the strike, students submitted a petition, signed by 600 to 800 students, to UNC-Chapel
Hill President William C. Friday declaring that they had violated the University's
disruption policy. This was intended to overwhelm the University's system for investigating
and responding to violations of the policy. In response, Dean of Students C.O. Cathey
sent letters to all students who signed the petition, asking them to confirm that
they had signed and to further explain their signature of the petition within ten
days.

Ephemera collected by Elsie Earle Lawson, a UNC dance instructor, dance associate
of the Carolina Playmakers, and advisor to the Carolina Modern Dance Club. Materials
include programs for performances and conferences, photos of dancers, and news releases
and clippings about the dance program.

Helen Louise McDevitt (1920-2015) graduated from Western Carolina Teachers College
(now Western Carolina University) in 1943 with a degree in Business Education with
a minor in Mathematics. After graduating, she came to the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill as a graduate student and was the first woman mathematics instructor
at the university. This series consists of materials documenting McDevitt's time on
campus and in Chapel Hill, including a letters regarding her admission to UNC and
her graduate teaching fellowship, her Athletic Association membership card, a newspaper
clipping, and photos. Included is a letter of recommendation from Cordelia Camp, director
of the Training School at Western Carolina.

This addition consists of a letter on UNC letterhead dated April 5, 1988 and addressed
to "M + D" (presumably "Mom and Dad") from "Janice." She discusses hosting a visiting
speaker on campus as part of the BGSA (likely the Biology Graduate Students Association)
and a trip to Wilmington, North Carolina.

This series consists primarily of flyers, photos, posters, and other promotional materials
related to student campaigns for Student Body President of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also included are some planning materials, candidate platforms,
and correspondence related to campaigns.

Footage taken at the Jubilee music festival on the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill campus in May 1970. Student Frank Carter (class of 1972) took the footage
as part of an assignment for a class in the Department of Radio, Television, and Motion
Pictures (RTVMP).